Switzerland

Gross government debt

Gross government debt measures public liabilities relative to economic output. It is a starting point for fiscal-capacity analysis, not a full debt-sustainability model.

Government Debt -- Switzerland

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The reading right now

As of January 2024, Gross government debt for Switzerland stood at 23.1%. That is up 3.2 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 20%, ranging from a low of 17.6% in January 2022 to a high of 23.1% in January 2024. The current reading sits 3.1 percentage points above its trailing ten-year mean of 20%.

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